by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Thor Næve Lange (1851 - 1915)
Ak min Ungdom du
Language: Danish (Dansk)  after the Russian (Русский)
Ak min Ungdom Du, Du min Ungdomstid! Sig, hvorhen Du gik, Da Du gjemte Dig. Gik Du fra mig ud Paa den vide Mark? Har Du gjemt Dig dér I det høje Græs? Og min sorte Hest Sadler strax jeg op, Og jeg rider langt Over Marken ud. Og jeg leder der I det høje Græs Om min Ungdomstid, Indtil Sol gaaer ned. Men naar Sol gaaer ned, Falder Mørket paa, Og min Ungdomstid Ser jeg aldrig mer!
Confirmed with Thor Lange, Nogle Folkeviser, Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Kbh., 1878, pages 16-17.
Authorship:
- by Thor Næve Lange (1851 - 1915), "Ak min Ungdom du!", appears in Nogle Folkeviser [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Russian (Русский) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by (Per Jonas Fredrik) Vilhelm Svedbom (1843 - 1904), "Ak min Ungdom du", 1880 [ voice and piano ], from 9 [Nio] danska sånger till texter ur Thor Langes "Folkeviser", no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
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